Context; So… Just bought a brand new TV and life is good, but I should have done more research before buying it. I primarily want to use PLEX for watching media on the TV. However, due to “smart TV’s” not being smart and being rather slow because most current TV operating systems are either bloated or just riddled with ads.

Question; So Plex is there, but it runs very poorly. What are the best options out there to get this running smoothly? Are the only options AppleTV and Amazon Firestick? Anyone been in this boat before that have any tips-n-tricks to share?

Ps. I hate ads, so the Firestick is of off the charts.

Much appreciated

  • ka-chow@lemm.ee
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    1 year ago

    Same situation, got a 4k Roku and it’s been an absolute godsend for 3rd party apps!

    So yeah, my vote is for a 4k Roku, I think they’re a lot cheaper than an Nvidia Shield as well.

    • Semi-Hemi-Demigod@kbin.social
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      1 year ago

      With a pihole you can block all ads and tracking on the Roku, too. I’ve got five of them and they’re all in a special group to limit tracking, and they all primarily run Plex